Support for receptacles



Dec. 6, 1938,

w. LINDEN 2,139,309

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\ Inventor Dec. 6, 1938. w LINDEN 2,139,309

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Inventor A iiorneys Patented Dec. 6, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEApplication March 6,

Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in hair pin receptacles andsupports therefor.

The primary object of my invention is the provision of practicaleficient means for support- 5 ing'a hair pin receptacle on the back ofthe usual types of chairs used in beauty parlors, whether said backs beof the straight or curved type, and providing for adjustment of thereceptacle vertically and from side to side of the chair so that hairpins or the like in the receptacle are always within easy reach of anoperator when dressing either the sides, back or top of the hair.

Another object is to provide, in addition to the above, for manipulationof the receptacle, when not in use, into a position in which it will notinterfere with an operator working from the back of the chair.

Other objects such as durability, ease of adjustrnent, and relativelylow cost of manufacture are also comprehended by my invention all ofwhich together with the exact nature of my improvements will be readilyunderstood when the following description and claims are read with 5*reference to the accompanying drawings.

In said drawings:-

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in rear elevation of the back of astraight back chair such as are used in beauty parlors and having my im-0 proved hair pin receptacle and support attached thereto.

verse section and partly in top plan taken on the line 2--2 of Figure 1looking in the direction of the arrows, and drawn to an enlarged scale.

Figure 3 is a detail view in transverse section taken on the line 3-3 ofFigure 2 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 4 is a view in side elevation.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view illustrating my hair pin receptacle andsupport attached to a curved back chair, and

Figure 6 is a detail view in front elevation of one of a pair of clipsforming part of the support.

Referring to the drawings by numerals and particularly to Figures 1 to4, the numeral 1 designates a portion of the back of a chair such as isused in beauty parlors, said back being transversely straight, 2 myimproved hair pin receptacle, and 3 the support for the same.

According to my invention the support comprises two horizontally alignedpairs of brackets 4 at opposite sides of the back of the chair,respectively, and at a suitable distance from the top of said back.

1937, Serial No. 129,482

The brackets 4 of each pair comprise base and arm sections 5 and B,respectively, hinged together, as at l for relative swinging movementinto angular relation, thebase sections i5 being Secured to the back Ias by screws 8, so that, in this instance, said base sections of eachpair of brackets are spaced apart vertically whereby the arm sections 6may be extended rearwardly and. horizontally one above the other.

Spanning the arm sections 6 of each pair of brackets 4 and projectingrearwardly therefrom is a substantially U-shaped clip 9, slidablysecured to said arm sections by a bolt I9 passing through suitable slotsii in the top and bottom of the clip 9 and through suitable apertures 6,in said sections tithe arrangement being such that the clip isadjustable forwardly and rearwardly on said arm sections 6. A nut E3 onthe lower end of said bolt it] serves to clampthe clip 9 in adjustedposition. The clip 9 is splined on its related arm sections 6 by tonguesor splines M on said arm sections sliding in grooves I5 in said clip.

Suitably secured to the rear face of each clip 9, or integral therewithif desired, is a substantially square guide block it having alongitudinal rectangular aperture ll extending therethrough. A cross bar[8 is slidably mounted at its opposite ends in the guide blocks It forendwise adjustment therein. The ends of the cross bar i8 are bifurcated,as at I9, for a purpose presently apparent. Shouldered set screws 29passing through the rear sides of the guide blocks l9 and through thebifurcated ends l9 of the cross bar into the clips 9 secure the crossbar 19 in adjusted position. Slidably mounted upon the cross bar 18,intermediate the guide blocks It, is a third guide block 2| having apair of vertically disposed substantially rectangular aperturesextending there.- through upon opposite sides of the cross bar 18respectively. Mounted in the guide block 2! for vertical adjustmenttherein is a slide 22 having parallel laterally spaced legs 23 extendedthrough the apertures, designated 25, in the said guide block 2|. A setscrew 25 in the rear of the guide block 2! provides for retaining theslide 22 in adjusted position. A cross bar 25 at the lower ends of thelegs 23 is suitably secured to said legs to brace the same. Secured tothe top of the slide 22, as by screws 21 is a rearwardly and upwardlycurved arm 28 having an arcuate rear end slotted as at 29. Thereceptacle 2 is of dishlike form and provided with a pair of rearwardlyextending ears 3!! between which the arm 28 extends. A pivot pin 3|passing through said ears 30 and the slot 29 in the arm 28 provides forvertical swinging movement of the receptacle 2 on said arm 28. Thearrangement of arm 28, slot 29 and pivot pin 3| is such that when thereceptacle 2 is in use it may rest upon the top of the arm 28 to projectforwardly over the back I and when it is not desired to use saidreceptacle the latter may be swung vertically on its pivot 3| and thendownwardly to gravitate in the slot 29 into a position close behind theslide 22 in which position, as will be clear, it is out of the way of anoperator working at the back of the chair.

When the back of the chair is transversely curved as indicated at 32 inFigure 5 the brackets 4 of each pair will be secured to said back inhorizontally spaced relation as clearly shown in Figure 5. In thissituation the pivots 1 of said brackets permit related arm sections 6 toextend rearwardly in parallel relation. The clips 9, as will be obvious,are turned, as compared with the clips in Figures 1 to 4, at an angle ofninety degrees. Otherwise the relation of parts is the same as thatpreviously described with reference to Figures 1 to 4.

As will be manifest the receptacle 2 may be moved forwardly orrearwardly of the back i of the chair by adjusting the clips 9 on thepairs of brackets and by adjusting the cross bar l8 in the clips 9 saidreceptacle may be moved from side to side of the chair. Verticaladjustment of the receptacle may be effected by manipulation of theslide 22 in the guide block 2|. Also adjustment of the receptacle 2 fromside to side may be effected by adjustment of the guide block 2| alongthe cross bar I 8. The bifurcated ends of the cross bar I8 permit theinsertion of a screw driver through said bar for easy access to thescrews 8 of the inside bracket 4 in the arrangement of the latter shownin Figure 5.

The foregoing is a detailed description of a preferred embodiment of myinvention and it is thought that its operation, construction andadvantages will be clear therefrom.

It is to be understood, however, that the present disclosure isillustrative rather than restrictive and that right is herein reservedto modifications in details described falling within the scope of theappended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. Apparatus for supporting a receptacle on the back of a chaircomprising a pair of brackets mounted on the back of the chair upon eachside of the vertical center thereof, each pair horizontally alined withthe other, a clip extending rearwardly from each pair of brackets andslidable thereon toward and from said back, a crossbar longitudinallyslidable in said clips, and a support for a receptacle upstanding fromsaid cross-bar.

2. Apparatus for supporting a receptacle on the back of a chaircomprising a pair of brackets mounted on the back of the chair upon eachside of the vertical center thereof, each pair horizontally alined withthe other, a clip extending rearwardly from each pair of brackets andslidable thereon toward and from said back, a crossbar longitudinallyslidable in said clips, and an upstanding slide vertically adjustable onsaid bar intermediate its ends.

3. Apparatus for supporting a receptacle on the back of a chaircomprising a pair of brackets mounted on the back of the chair upon eachside of the vertical center thereof, each pair being horizontally alinedwith the other, a clip extending rearwardly from each pair of bracketsand slidable thereon toward and from said back, a cross-barlongitudinally slidable in said clips, a guide block horizonallyslidable on said bar, and an upstanding slide vertically adjustable insaid block.

4. Apparatus for supporting a receptacle on the back of a chaircomprising a pair of related brackets mounted on the back of the chairupon each side of the vertical center thereof, the brackets of each paircomprising base and arm sections pivoted together to swing into angularrelation, the base sections being secured to said back, a clip slidablymounted 'on the arm sections of each pair of related brackets, acrossbar slidably mounted in said clips, and a support for a receptacleupstanding from said crossbar,

5. Apparatus for supporting a receptacle on the back of a chaircomprising a pair of brackets mounted on the back of the chair upon eachside of the vertical center thereof, each pair horizontally alined withthe other, a clip extending rearwardly from each pair of brackets andslidable thereon toward and from said back, a crossbar mounted in saidclips, a block slidable on said bar, an upstanding slide verticallyadjustable in said block and having at its upper end a rearwardly andupwardly curved arm provided with a similarly curved slot, and pivotmeans coacting with said slotted curved arm and swingable andslidablerelative thereto, said pivot means being adapted to be securedto a receptacle.

WALTER LINDEN.

